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Qualstar (FRA:QST1) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 12.72% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Qualstar Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Qualstar's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €0.60 Mil. Qualstar's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €4.75 Mil. Therefore, Qualstar's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 12.72%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:QST1' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -52.08   Med: -12.43   Max: 22.47
Current: 3.18

During the past 13 years, Qualstar's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 22.47%. The lowest was -52.08%. And the median was -12.43%.

FRA:QST1's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
67.97% of 2922 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 7.56 vs FRA:QST1: 3.18

Qualstar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Qualstar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Qualstar Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.93 -19.72 11.31 22.87 -0.10

Qualstar Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep22 Sep23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.84 -10.85 -9.38 8.86 12.72

Competitive Comparison of Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qualstar's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Qualstar Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Qualstar's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2019 )  (A: Dec. 2018 )(A: Dec. 2019 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2019 )  (A: Dec. 2018 )(A: Dec. 2019 )
=-0.006/( (6.441+6.069 )/ 2 )
=-0.006/6.255
=-0.10 %

Qualstar's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2022 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2022 )(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=0.604/( (0+4.749)/ 1 )
=0.604/4.749
=12.72 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Qualstar  (FRA:QST1) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Qualstar (FRA:QST1) Business Description

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Address
1 Jenner, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Qualstar Corp is a U.S based provider of data storage systems marketed under the Qualstar brand and of power solutions marketed under the N2Power brand. The company's segments include Power Supplies and Data Storage. Under the Power Supplies segment, it designs, manufactures and sells open frame switching power supplies. Under the Data Storage segment, it designs, manufactures and sells automated magnetic tape libraries used to store, retrieve and manage electronic data in network computing environments. It has its geographic presence in North America, Europe.

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